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...belief that the sea has its own rules which need obeying still holds sway in communities like Rosehearty. Fishermen shake their heads to learn that the Radiant was launched on a Friday the 13th. To locals inclined to this traditional way of thinking, the idea of litigating over an accident at sea is unimaginable. Beedie says he's been verbally attacked and told his lawsuit is "disgraceful." Alex Smith, a skipper from nearby Arbroath, says the case could spell the end of a time-honored code of conduct that requires fishermen to respect their skippers. "Suing because you are upset...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Rosehearty | 5/23/2007 | See Source »

...Yale, which head coach Harry Parker described as “very strong,” placed second in 5:29.404, not having let the Crimson shake it all race...

Author: By Alexandra C. Bell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: One To Go: Heavies Stay Perfect at Sprints | 5/14/2007 | See Source »

...undergraduates in a morning economics class let out a collective breath of unease. During a discussion on social mobility in America, a girl had offhandedly suggested, “We [Harvard students] are all middle class anyways”. No one dared nod in assent—or shake his or her head in denial...

Author: By Will E. Johnston | Title: A White Elephant in Class | 5/11/2007 | See Source »

...Hall’s corner office until July 1, those who have watched her at Radcliffe say that some of the leadership traits that earned her the moniker “Chainsaw Drew” will likely come with her. There have already been signs of her willingness to shake things up: About two weeks after her appointment as president, for instance, Vice President for Alumni Relations and Development Donella M. Rapier announced her resignation, suggesting in a letter that Faust had asked her to step down.“She’s not afraid to make changes...

Author: By Gracye Y. Cheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Chainsaw Drew' | 5/2/2007 | See Source »

...drew laughter in 2004 when he told a convention of UNITY: Journalists of Color Inc.: "We actually misnamed the war on terror. It ought to be: 'the struggle against ideological extremists who do not believe in free societies who happen to use terror as a weapon to try to shake the conscience of the free world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Edwards Rejects the "War on Terror" | 5/2/2007 | See Source »

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